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Wherever faith meets art with Menachem WeckerSun, 21 Jun 2015 01:42:40 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.47 religious works at The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) 2014 in Maastrichthttps://blog.chron.com/iconia/2014/03/7-religious-works-at-the-european-fine-art-fair-tefaf-2014-in-maastricht/
https://blog.chron.com/iconia/2014/03/7-religious-works-at-the-european-fine-art-fair-tefaf-2014-in-maastricht/#respondSat, 22 Mar 2014 18:58:44 +0000http://blog.chron.com/iconia/?p=3412 With such a diverse and extensive body of objects as The European Fine Arts Fair (TEFAF) has, it's inevitable that many would address religious subjects and themes. Here are some of the religious works that stood out particularly to me, including a young Mordecai, a feminist Vajrasattva, a conspicuously anachronistic 10 Commandments tablet, and more.
]]>https://blog.chron.com/iconia/2014/03/7-religious-works-at-the-european-fine-art-fair-tefaf-2014-in-maastricht/feed/09-day Jewish mourning (and artless) period commemorates destruction of templeshttps://blog.chron.com/iconia/2012/07/9-day-jewish-mourning-and-artless-period-commemorates-destruction-of-temples/
https://blog.chron.com/iconia/2012/07/9-day-jewish-mourning-and-artless-period-commemorates-destruction-of-temples/#commentsSat, 21 Jul 2012 14:00:23 +0000http://blog.chron.com/iconia/?p=2022 Last Friday was the first day of the Jewish month of Av, which marks the beginning of a nine-day mourning period in Jewish law. That period culminates in the fast of the Ninth of Av, which, since if falls on a Sabbath-Saturday this year, is observed on the 10th of Av, Sunday July 29.]]>https://blog.chron.com/iconia/2012/07/9-day-jewish-mourning-and-artless-period-commemorates-destruction-of-temples/feed/1